According to reports, Afghanistan will play New Zealand in a one-off Test in September. This will be the two nations’ first-ever test match.
Afghanistan has played nine Tests since gaining Test status in 2017, however they have not yet faced New Zealand. And when both teams play each other in the game’s longest format in September, it will probably be the historic occasion.The Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida is the venue for the match, according to the news reports. According to the research, New Zealand and Australia have somewhat different positions when it comes to pursuing bilateral relations with Afghanistan.
Due to Taliban limitations on women’s participation in sports, Australia has declined to play any bilateral matches against Afghanistan since 2021. Nonetheless, New Zealand has no issues at all when playing Afghanistan.The BCCI has given the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) permission to play its home matches in India once more. It implies that, following a four-year break, Afghanistan would once again play their home games in India. For the first time since 2020, they will be coming back to Greater Noida. According to the report, Greater Noida, Kanpur, and Lucknow are the three “home” venues that the BCCI has assigned to Afghanistan.
“Soon after the change in Kabul in 2021, when the Taliban took over, the BCCI was the first cricket board to support Afghanistan,” stated a source.Afghanistan was also scheduled to host Bangladesh in July for a complete series that included two Test matches and white-ball matches in Greater Noida. But because of the weather in North India, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) made the decision to postpone the series.
For their part, New Zealand will have the perfect opportunity to be ready for the three-match Test series against India with the one-off Test against Afghanistan. October to November is when the series is supposed to air.Afghanistan will be aiming for a historic victory in the Test match against New Zealand. The Afghan team hopes to shock the Black Caps once more after shocking them in the T20 World Cup last month.
